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Word Order Practice
Listen to each sentence and arrange the words in the correct order. Click on words to move them to your answer area.
Green checkmark (✓) means your current word order is correct so far. Red X (✗) means there's an error in the order.
Why Word Order Matters in English
Word order is crucial in English because it affects meaning. Unlike some languages that use case endings or particles to show word relationships, English relies heavily on word order to convey meaning.
This exercise helps you:
- Internalize English sentence patterns
- Recognize how common phrasal verbs fit into sentences
- Develop a natural feel for correct English structure
- Improve both listening and grammar simultaneously
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0
/10
to
felt
like
hell
months
san
Kaiko
The
three
last
The
last
three
months
felt
like
hell
to
Kaiko
san
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0
/14
her
at
earned
away
yen
she
beavering
saving
every
She
and
work
been
has
She
has
been
beavering
away
at
her
work
and
saving
every
yen
she
earned
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0
/20
leaving
a
off
the
while
lot
borrowed
back
Keiko
a
quietly
debt
slipped
with
then
and
of
Her
husband
money
Her
husband
borrowed
a
lot
of
money
a
while
back
and
then
slipped
off
quietly
leaving
Keiko
with
the
debt
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0
/21
month
could
foolishness
him
she
prayed
she
more
so
one
she
into
For
for
such
one
lay
him
time
could
meet
For
one
month
she
prayed
she
could
meet
him
one
more
time
so
she
could
lay
into
him
for
such
foolishness
5
0
/21
fast
company
she
with
Then
loan
arrived
and
pay
they
an
the
the
money
about
met
to
agreement
how
at
back
Then
she
met
with
the
loan
company
and
they
arrived
at
an
agreement
about
how
fast
to
pay
back
the
money
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0
/11
the
back
to
Now
do
pay
is
all
money
she
wants
Now
all
she
wants
to
do
is
pay
back
the
money
Tips for Effective Practice
- Always listen to the audio first before attempting to order the words
- Pay attention to common patterns like subject-verb-object
- Notice how common phrasal verbs are positioned in sentences
- If you make a mistake, use it as a learning opportunity - try to understand why the correct order is different
- After completing each sentence, listen to the audio again while reading your correctly ordered sentence